Wanderers take on arguably the best team in the world on Tuesday night when they travel to the Etihad Stadium to play Manchester City.

The League Cup third round tie has been a source of great excitement for both players and fans since the draw was made a month ago, and will see around 2,500 Chairboys make the trip to the north west.

Wycombe have been relatively fortunate with cup draws in recent years, playing both Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur home and away, and put in creditable performances in all four of those games without winning one.

This game could be the hardest of the lot, though, with City’s run of four successive League Cup titles partly down to their incredible squad depth which allows them to ease through the early rounds while resting their best players.

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Pep Guardiola’s side last lost in this competition in October 2016, against Manchester United, and have since beaten Arsenal, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Tottenham to lift the trophy at Wembley.

In that time, the Citizens showed their world-class quality to dispatch Wanderers’ fellow League One side Burton Albion 10-0 on aggregate in the 2019 semi-finals, but did show some vulnerability against a lesser opponent when they were taken to penalties by Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2017.

Their juggernaut-like record could hardly be more different to Wycombe’s in this competition, with the Chairboys having failed to win a single tie in 90 minutes since their run to the last four in 2006-07.

However, Wanderers’ latest league win against Charlton Athletic further solidifies their impressive start to the season.

They sit fifth in League One, just two points off the summit, and the display against the Addicks was arguably the best of the campaign so far, so Gareth Ainsworth’s men will go into this daunting task with confidence.

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The aforementioned travelling supporters will certainly enjoy the experience of watching their team play at the Etihad regardless of the result, after being locked out of stadiums during the pandemic.

Wanderers’ first ever season in the Championship being played almost entirely behind closed doors was devastating for the club and the fans, but this draw compensates slightly for that blow.

Wycombe have already had their fair share of enjoyable away days this season, with a win in the sun at Cheltenham, a last-minute leveller at Wigan, and penalty shoot-out victories at Exeter and Stevenage.

The team will have to go some to do similar against the favourites for the Premier League title, but this game will be one to savour for everyone involved, and if the Chairboys play like they have been so far this campaign, you never know what could happen.